'A stressful and frightening experience'? Children's nurses' perceived readiness to care for children with cancer following pre-registration nurse education: A qualitative study

摘要

Background: In the UK children with cancer are cared for by children's nurses in a variety of settings, specialist and non-specialist. Whilst post-registration specialist education is available to some nurses, many nurses rely solely on pre-registration education to competently care for these children. This study explores whether nurses perceive that this adequately prepares them.